Kayvan Sabeghi, 32, was injured Thursday morning at the hands of Oakland Police, according to Dottie Guy, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
A spokeswoman for the Oakland Police Department confirmed in a email that Sabeghi was arrested Thursday, and said the department is conducting an investigation into the circumstances leading to the arrest.
The Associated Press reports that Sabeghi was booked during protests on suspicion of resisting arrest.
Guy said Sabeghi spent time in a jail cell before being released to Highland Hospital for treatment.
Guy added that she spoke with Sabeghi Friday morning, and the veteran told her he was suffering from internal bleeding and a lacerated spleen.
“He was in a lot of pain,” Guy said. “He sounded like someone who had been through quite an ordeal.”
Hospital spokesperson Vintage Foster said that Sabeghi’s family classified his recovery as “positive.”
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